Seasons in Basilicata: A Year in a Southern Italian Hill Village Contributor(s): Yeadon, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 0060531118 ISBN-13: 9780060531119 Publisher: Harper Perennial OUR PRICE: $18.04 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2005 Annotation: Award-winning travel writer and illustrator David Yeadon embarks with his wife, Anne, on an exploration of the wild, mountainous "lost world" of Basilicata in the arch of Italy's boot. Evocative illustrations and richly colorful, often humorous tales of life in the hill village form the framework for this "year in the life" meditation on the town's local characters and strange, pagan customs. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Travel | Europe - Italy - Travel | Essays & Travelogues - History | Europe - Italy |
Dewey: B |
Physical Information: 1.15" H x 5.28" W x 8.02" (0.94 lbs) 480 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Italy |
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Publisher Description: Award-winning travel writer and illustrator, David Yeadon embarks with his wife, Anne on an exploration of the lost word of Basilicata, in the arch of Italy's boot. What is intended as a brief sojourn turns into an intriguing residency in the ancient hill village of Aliano, where Carlo Levi, author of the world-renowned memoir Christ Stopped at Eboli, was imprisoned by Mussolini for anti-Fascist activities. As the Yeadons become immersed in Aliano's rich tapestry of people, traditions, and festivals, reveling in the rituals and rhythms of the grape and olive harvests, the culinary delights, and other peculiarities of place, they discover that much of the pagan strangeness that Carlo Levi and other notable authors revealed still lurks beneath the beguiling surface of Basilicata. |
Contributor Bio(s): Yeadon, David: - David Yeadon is the author of Seasons in Basilicata and the bestselling National Geographic Guide to the World's Secret Places. He has written, illustrated, and designed more than twenty books about traveling around the world. He lives with his wife, Anne, in Mohegan Lake, New York. |